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56 reviews18th century China. Giuseppe Castiglione, a promising and ambitious Italian painter, is recruited by the Jesuits to serve the Emperor of China. Tasked with turning a country estate into an imperial wonderland, Giuseppe enters the Garden of Perfect Brightness and meets Niuhuru, concubine to a minor prince.
Drawn together, yet always kept apart, each has no choice but to follow the path fate has laid out for them. But as the Garden changes and Niuhuru is swept upwards to ever-greater importance, is something precious being lost? And will either of them ever find a way to express their feelings?
A delicately told story of unspoken love and art forming a bridge between two cultures, The Garden of Perfect Brightness is the irresistible third book in the Forbidden City historical fiction series. If you enjoy exploring the extraordinary destinies of real historical characters, then you’ll be touched by Melissa Addey’s novel of love and longing.
Step into the most beautiful garden the world has ever seen. Buy The Garden of Perfect Brightness today.
Praise for Melissa Addey's Forbidden City series
Truly wonderful. Novel London Award
EDITOR'S CHOICE: I enjoyed the human drama, the love and hurt, the scheming for revenge, rivalries and loyalties in the Forbidden City. Reading this novel was a moving and wonderful excursion into a different time. Historical Novel Society
Not since Memoirs of a Geisha, have I read such mesmerizing, honest historical fiction taking place in Asia. Book Heaven
Ms Addey excels at making ancient worlds come alive. Her world-building is superb... the closing pages left me with a little tear in my eye. Discovering Diamonds
A beautifully told and excellently researched tale of relationships and romance in the 18th-century Chinese court. Flawless... BookAngel
Melissa Addey meticulously evokes a strange, beautiful and harsh society.
Emma Darwin, author of Writing Historical Fiction
Intoxicating and hard to put down. A Comfy Chair
A stunning portrait... a brightly coloured embroidery of China's courtly life. Fresh Fiction
Really fascinating and well plotted. Book Readers Appreciation Group
I do love reading about women like me, from times when they weren't allowed to be women like me. It's not easy to do well - historical accuracy must be respected - but I loved this one. Petra Binney
This is a beautifully written and excellently researched story. Intimate... compelling... I highly recommend it. The Lesbian Review
Melissa uses words to paint images and her writing is sublime. Reads Writes Reviews
Every time I had to leave the book, even for a short while, I was desperate to get back to it.
Discovering Diamonds
